Social and Human Sciences

The main focus of Social and Human Sciences programme in Central Asia is focused on fostering intercultural dialogue and engaging young women and men for peaceful and participatory societies.

The Social and Human Sciences sector in UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office supports Member States in strengthening evidence-based public policy-making, building institutional and human capacities at all levels, to generate, manage and apply knowledge for inclusive and sustainable development that is founded on human rights and universal freedoms, with particular attention to the most vulnerable.

Social and Human Sciences is the third UNESCO’s Major Programme. Globally, its work focused on learning to live together, and among others, the following thematic issues: Culture of Peace, Youth Development; Human Rights; Gender Equality, Philosophy; Social Transformations, Bioethics and the Ethics of Science and Technology; and the Social and Human Dimensions of Climate Change.